Trigun Maximum #5 was published by Shōnen Gahōsha on April 1, 2001, as part of a series that began in 1997. Yasuhiro Nightow writes. This 205-page issue features Vash the Stampede, Millions Knives, Meryl Stryfe, Milly Thompson and Legato Bluesummers, among 10 characters cataloged on VerseDB.